In the end, it's all a race to the table - Christine's Rankings, Week 9 - In which drivers get presents in Shanghai, jump around and play games
Published by Christine
Things sometimes tend to get a bit loopy when the drivers head to China, they find themselves swamped by gifts and fans, and start soaking up the culture. This week, there are points for some pre-race fun and games, and some deductions for when marketing doesn't quite hit the spot. It's back to back racing, so keep your eyes peeled for off-track pointsworthy action and let me know about it!
Movements for Week 9
- -3 Jenson Button: Going all corporate and shaving off the iconic stubble just as new sponsor Gillette comes on board.
- +2 Romain Grosjean: Finding an unusual seat, whilst pausing for a beverage, in Shanghai.
- +1 Valtteri Bottas: Analysing his own worse-for-wear qualifying performance from Shanghai.
- +2 Valtteri Bottas: After receiving a gift from the hotel in China, he said: "I found out that the gift is an ink stamp instead of spice smasher! Well now i can smash #BOTTAS in chinese wherever i want." Bottas Smash, right?
- +1 Pastor Maldonado: Impressed he managed to get to this stage in his life and not know how to play Jenga!
- +1 Jean-Éric Vergne: If the race doesn't go well, just eat the car!
- -2 Sebastian Vettel: Just not quite hitting the right mark when it comes to the Lucky Soup video.
- +1 Giedo van der Garde: A bonus point for some amusing jumps midway through this photoshoot video.
Standings for Week 9
| Pos | Name | Change | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | Lewis Hamilton | 20 | |
| 2 | 1 | Giedo van der Garde | 1 | 13 |
| 3 | -1 | Daniel Ricciardo | 13 | |
| 4 | 1 | Jean-Éric Vergne | 1 | 11 |
| 5 | -1 | Felipe Massa | 10 | |
| 6 | 3 | Valtteri Bottas | 3 | 9 |
| 7 | -1 | Esteban Gutiérrez | 7 | |
| 8 | -1 | Nico Hülkenberg | 7 | |
| 9 | -1 | Max Chilton | 6 | |
| 10 | 0 | Nico Rosberg | 6 | |
| 11 | 0 | Fernando Alonso | 5 | |
| 12 | 1 | Romain Grosjean | 2 | 5 |
| 13 | -1 | Paul di Resta | 3 | |
| 14 | 2 | Charles Pic | 1 | |
| 15 | 2 | Luiz Razia | 1 | |
| 16 | 2 | Adrian Sutil | 1 | |
| 17 | 2 | Mark Webber | 1 | |
| 18 | 4 | Pastor Maldonado | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | 1 | Sergio Pérez | 1 | |
| 20 | 1 | Jules Bianchi | 0 | |
| 21 | 0 | Ma Qing Hua | 0 | |
| 22 | -8 | Sebastian Vettel | -2 | 0 |
| 23 | -8 | Jenson Button | -3 | -1 |
| 24 | -1 | Kimi Räikkönen | -2 |
